Our Challenge

To keep up with the needs of a rapidly growing parish community by enlarging the campus infrastructure in our master plan.

With the existing Saint Rita parish facilities completed on our church (2000), rectory (1993), pre-school (2007) plus the Family Life Center (2020), there is critical need for next-stage planning and development.
There is no Catholic school located in Walton County, the state's third-fastest growing in one of the nation's fastest growing states.
School choice in Florida matches a growing desire for parental control over curriculum, yet is not currently available to our local Catholic community.
Walton County's public schools are exceptional but generally operate at or beyond capacity.
The existing parking and routing configuration into the Saint Rita campus has been largely overgrown as Mass and special event attendance has continued to grow.
An official entranceway onto the main vehicular artery, Highway 98, has been a goal for years by both parish leaders and parishioners, citing safety and ease of access.
Our excellent current Pre-School can accommodate only a small number of parish families, both in terms of ages served or space available.

Our Response

To make a significant financial investment in the future of our parish, our families and our broader community.
Saint Rita has amassed strategic parcels adjacent to Highway 98, immediately to the north of the church, that will accommodate the planned new infrastructure vision for our future.
The first stage of construction will be on a new main entrance connecting Highway 98 directly to an area near the front entrance to the Church itself.
Concurrent to that process will be the addition of new paved parking adjacent to the new entrance.
Expand our current Pre-School model to a full K-8 school, commissioned to open in Fall 2029.
These exciting developments to the Saint Rita campus will provide additional access, better security and mission-driven education for the parish.